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Red Bull embarrassingly stood up by Formula 1 CEO

After Haas launched their livery last week, Red Bull became the first team to officially kick off their season with their launch in New York. As a whole, the event was underwhelming, with it taking almost an hour of seemingly irrelevant conversation for the RB-19 to be unveiled. When Red Bull’s car for 2023 was

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Sergio Perez snubbed as Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo sign new deal

Video game-lover Max Verstappen has signed an endorsement deal with EA Sports for the upcoming 2023 season, as has Red Bull development driver Daniel Ricciardo. EA Sports, who are a division of Electronic Arts, announced that they’d be working with the duo for the forthcoming season, with the EA logo set to feature on Verstappen’s

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Valtteri Bottas makes ‘better driver’ claim about Lewis Hamilton

Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has opened up on his five-year spell at Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton, a period where the British driver won four consecutive World Drivers’ Championships. Following his switch from Williams to Mercedes in 2017, Bottas actually settled into the Silver Arrows very well; however, he could never consistently beat Hamilton. The

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Leaked letter reveals Mohammed Ben Sulayem has relinquished FIA control amid controversy

It has been revealed by Sportsmail that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has handed over his hands-on control of Formula 1 to director of single-seater racing Nikolas Tombazis, as pressure continues to mount on the president’s shoulders. It’s been a challenging start to his tenure as FIA president, with his approach and behaviour having been questioned by many within the paddock.

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Toto Wolff denies ‘big weakness’ claim

Following the conclusion of the 2022 season, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, McLaren and Williams were all forced to hunt for a new team principal. While Ferrari and McLaren managed to fill their vacancy within a couple of weeks, it has taken until the turn of the year for Williams and Alfa Romeo to address their voids.

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Ferrari reveal detail of 2023 car ahead of launch

With the 2023 launch season very much underway, Ferrari have started the countdown to the unveiling of their competitor, which they’ve released the name of. The Italians have announced that their car for the forthcoming season will be known as the SF-23, with Ferrari once again opting for a car name that has absolutely no

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Porsche boss reveals ‘surprise’ at F1 speculation after cryptic post

Thomas Laudenbach, head of Porsche motorsport, has revealed how “surprised” himself and the German manufacturer were following the sudden speculation that they were going to announce a switch to F1, simply by posting on social media. On January 16, Porsche weirdly deleted every post from their TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Instagram page, before

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Max Verstappen warns Netflix ahead of Drive to Survive new season

The Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’ has been a roaring success ever since the first season aired in 2019, resulting in a growing F1 audience all around the world. Season four of the series followed the 2021 season, where the battle for the championship between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen went right down to the

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